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Google's Android Earthquake Alert failed' to detect north India tremors today. Why? (www.hindustantimes.com)

submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/technology

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The Android Earthquake Alert system failed to detect recent tremors in north India, possibly due to its recent launch and gradual rollout to Android 5+ users in the country.

The system utilizes accelerometers in Android smartphones to function as mini-seismometers, identifying potential earthquakes when multiple phones detect simultaneous shaking.

Once an earthquake is detected, the system sends advance warnings to nearby Android handsets. The feature was recently made available in local languages in India.

However, the system has limitations including the inability to detect all earthquakes, and errors in estimating magnitude and shaking intensity.

Usage of this feature requires Wi-Fi and/or cellular data connectivity, with both Android Earthquake Alerts and location settings enabled.

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[–] camr_on 6 points 11 months ago

Never heard of this service, sounds pretty cool. Probably won't work with me since I never have location on but I'm likely in the minority